Minority Report (2002)

“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” –creepy drug dealer. That line, in a whole, describes Minority Report. Well, that and “RUN!”, said by a different character. Minority Report is one of the most unique films I have ever seen. With a plot based around a system that can see murders before they happen, the only word that can be used to describe it is unique. The visual style is insane and intense. I legitimately believe that this film should have at least been nominated for the Academy Award for Art Direction, as it is unlike anything I have ever seen before. As with most films directed by the great Steven Spielberg, Minority Report is a very wholesome film. Not that it is good for the whole family, anyone under ten will not have any idea what is going on. It is wholesome in the sense that it has great action sequences, great characters, great writing and great directing. The writing and plot of this film is its strongest and most valuable element, as with a good percentage of movies. The writing is done beautifully, and takes a story (which I have never read) and transforms and expands it into something beautiful. The directing is done by the great Steven Spielberg, who is amazing as always. A director doesn’t get named Best Director Of All Time by Empire Magazine for nothing. Also, completing the puzzle is Tom Cruise and Collin Farrel, among others, who pull of magnificent performances in their roles. If the movie was just five minutes shorter, it would have been perfect. Despite the fact that it is over two hours long, the film never gets stale, and never gets boring. But those last five minutes are just terrible. Not that any singular aspect of it is terrible, not that it’s a terrible ending in general, just that it’s a terrible ending for this movie. The film is dark, demented, and controlled. The ending completely throws all of that away for this cheap happy ending. If Spielberg ever had one flaw, it would be that he believes that everyone should get a happy ending. And this may sound pessimistic, but not everyone does.
9/10